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Spanish LNG terminal operator, Enagás reported that the demand for natural gas in Spain ended 2019 with the growth of 14 percent over the previous year, reaching 398 TWh, the highest figure since 2010.

Crude oil futures settled higher for the fourth day in a row on Tuesday, spurred by Friday’s announcement of a “phase one” trade agreement between the United States and China, deal aimed to increase oil demand in 2020.

While global coal demand looks set to rise for the second year in a row in 2018, it is forecast to remain stable over the next five years, as declines in Europe and North America are offset by strong growth in India and Southeast Asia, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest coal market report, Coal 2018.

Crude oil prices finished higher on Tuesday, getting a boost after OPEC and its allies decided to deepen oil production cuts by 500,000 bpd, but gains were kept in check as U.S.-China war still puts pressure on demand. Brent crude rose by 9 cents, or 0.1% to settle at $64.34 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe.. WTI crude increased by 22 cents, or 0.4% to close at $59.24 a barrel on NYMEX.

Spain will be able to meet 68% of its electricity demand with renewable energy by 2030 and 88% in 2050, according to a report co-authored by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and Spanish renewables and infrastructure group Acciona SA (BME:ANA).